Caring for depressed patients in rural communities: General practitioners' attitudes, needs and relationships with mental health services

Australian Journal of Rural Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-27

  Wright, Megan J ^a   Harmon, Karen D ^a   Bowman, Jennifer A ^a   Lewin, Terry J ^a   Carr, Vaughan J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b NISAD   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Depression; General practitioners; Mental health services; Rural

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPETENCE; DEPRESSION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TIME;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEPRESSION; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEW SOUTH WALES; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 17144426511     PISSN: 10385282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1854.2004.00641.x     Document Type: Article

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